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OCR PDF
Make scanned PDFs searchable and selectable.
Drop files here, or click to browse
PDF files only · stays on this device
Language: English. The OCR engine downloads a small open-source language file (a few MB) from a public CDN the first time you use it — it contains no document data, and your browser caches it so later runs work offline.
Private by design. Run optical character recognition on scanned pages to produce searchable, selectable text, entirely offline. Your file is processed entirely in this browser tab using WebAssembly — it is never uploaded anywhere, so it stays yours even on a shared or offline computer.
Frequently asked questions
- What languages are supported?
- English is supported today. More languages may be added later.
- Does this really stay offline?
- All recognition runs locally in your browser. The one exception: the first time you use a language, your browser downloads its small open-source language file (a few MB) from a public CDN. It contains no document data, and it is cached for offline use afterward.
- What is the difference between the two download options?
- The main button produces a searchable PDF that looks like the original but lets you select and search its text. The plain-text option skips the PDF and gives you just the recognized text.